did i scare you with that boo? if not, these cupcakes definitely will. the spider wrappers are major spooky.
so i promise i’m not turning this into a food blog, but man – something about fall just makes me want to put on an apron, get the stand mixer going and BAKE. i made real simple’s pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting the other night and golly gee, are they good. i followed the recipe exactly, except instead of be lured into spending $5 on “pumpkin pie spice” (pshaw – i’d rather spend $5 on a pumpkin spice latte! right?!), i just added pinches of nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. oh and clearly i opted for black sprinkles that i had on hand instead of candy corn toppings. oh and made them miniature.
now here is what’s really frightening….the reason i made them? because i am one of the (don’t laugh) room moms for rush’s preschool class, and we had a class picnic yesterday. i went for a walk with one of my dear friends from college the other day and was telling her this, and she exclaimed, wow. we have really gotten old.
i would have to agree…but the cupcakes sure were good.
xoxo